Corset-clasp



Patented Sept. 13, 1921.

l lll llllllllll lllllU G. W. GARDNER. CORSET CLASP. APPLICATION FILEDMAR.1. 1921. 1,390,776.

INVENTOR, eofye W Hard/2er BY i a/w/Mw mw ATTORNEYS.

UNITED. sTfrEs` PATENT OFFICE.

i GARDNER, 0F BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

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Specification of Letterslatent.

Patented Sept. 13, 1921.

appiitauoa meeuwen 1. 1am. serial No. 448,781.

` a lcbrset' blaep, di' again iWlienemployed for supporting one garmentfrom another, as wlan donnectingt liraseire to a corset for he ing theformer in position.

The object of'the `invention `is to provide a rnetal'clasp`ford;theahove `purpose which will not become unfastened when once`connected to a stud, Abut which may be readily disconnected by the userwhen desired, and particularly to provitlie `a lodp fbrmiof clasp, thatmay consist of a single piece of sheet metal and adapted to be directlyattached to a length of tape, webbing or other material, so as to bereadily connected with a buttonor stud mounted upon the adjoiningmember;1urther to provide a particular shaped opening in the loopthrough which the head of the stud is inserted and including a reducedsocket portion in which the shank of the head may be normally seated,

and also to provide a yleldable tongue, whose free end is disposed inalinement with the reduced socket so as to en ge the head of the button`when the clasp 1s attached or de-A tached from the stud and to preventthe stud from becoming detached.

With these and otherobjects in view the invention resides and consistsin the construction and novel combination and arrangement of partshereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, and pointed out in the claim hereto appended, 1t beingunderstood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minordetails of construction within the scope of the claim may be resorted towithout departure from the s irit or sacrificing an ofthe advantages oft e invention.

gimilar characters of reference denote like or correspondin partsthroughout the several figures of t e accompanying drawings forming apart of this specification, and upon which,

secured to the Figure 1 shows a'front elevation of a corset employing a.series `of clasps constructed in accordance with my invention, and alsoillustrates a brassire having a depending tape u onthe lower end ofwhich is secured one o my improved clasps and shown detachably connectedto one of the studs of thecorset.

Fig. 2 shows an enlarged detached front View of the tape and clasp shownin Fig. l rassiere and connected to the corset stud.

Fig. 3 shows on, anenlarged scale, one of the corset clasps employed inFig. 1.

Fig. 4 shows a central vertical section and front elevation respectivelyuponV an enandY Fig. jshows across sectional view through a corset staywith stud attached and my improved clasp in the act of beingdisconnected fromthe stud.

Rederring in detail to the characters of larged scale,`of the claspshown in Fig. 2,

'reference marked upon the drawing, A represents a corset and B abrassire. 7 represents one of the front corset stays carrying a seriesof studs 8 for engagement by the clasps 9. l0 designates the other ofthe pair of front corset stays to whicha series of my improved clasps 9are fastened in alinement with and for connection to the studs upon thefirst mentioned corset stay. It will be obvious of course that thepurpose of the stay and studs upon the one side and the stay and claspsupon the other is to detachably connect the two adjacent front edgeportions of the corset together and to properly secure the same upon thewearer. The studs herein designated as 8 may be of the usual commercialtype of stud having a head a, shank Z), shoulder c and rivet end portiond for attachment to the stay in the manner shown in Fi g. 5, or may beof any other headed form of stud so far as the application of myinvention may require.

The novel clasp of the invention is made of a single piece of metal byone or more stamping operations as may be required and for use onbrassires as shown.

which the rivets are inserted and headed for securing vthe claspthereto. In Figs. 2, 4: and V5 the fastening. end of the clasp isprovided with slots 12 and 13, and a toothed edge 14 through which atape 15 may be threaded for securing the clasp to the tape The moreimportant features of the clasp are. situated in its lower reduced endportion and comprise a relatively large opening 16 which is of adiameter slightly greater thanfthat of the head of the stud, arelatively smaller pocket portion 17 formed in the lower end portionofthe clasp to receive the shank of the stud, and a tongue 19, the freeend of which is disposed central o1PA the clasp and intoV the opening toengage thev shank and head of the stud. Said tongue being formed bycutting inwardly disposed diverging slots 18'as shown.

f. .It will be understood from Fig. 5 that the pocket 17 heretoforefeatured,to`receive the shank or' the stud,rnot only serves to betterseat the stud when the two parts are connected, but also Vserves toaccommodate the vshank when the clasp and stud are to he disconnected.In this operation the parts areirst positioned at an angle to eachother,

. whereby the stud is crowded into the pocket which allows the head ofthe stud Vto* pass through the wider opening 16 against the v slightresistance .of the end of the tongue 19 as shown in Fig. 5. This form ofpositioning of the two parts is practically the same in the attachmentof theclasp to the stud 1 as in the removal of the clasp from the stud,except that in the one instance the end ol the" tongue follows in overthe top of the head'while in the other instance it follows out under thehead.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to securebyv'Letters Patent,is: Y 1

A sheet metal clasp having means for attachmentto a garment andanopening oi general circular configuration to receive the head of astudsaid.ope 1 iing having in its side farthest from said means forattarhment a relatively small pocket of general semi-circularconfiguration, and a tongue tapered both as to thickness and width,extending intothe circle o'fsaid opening for a distance about equal tothe depth of said pocket, said tapered tongue being in the plane of saidclasp and being defined by diverging slots cut insaid metal.

Signed at Bridgeport, in the county` olf VF airfield and State ofConnecticut this 26th day oi February A. D. 1921.

' GEORGE GARDNER.

Witnesses: a

C. M. NEWMAN,

LILLIAN M. ALLING.

